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press -- speaker john boehner is out the lighting of the capitol christmas tree. watched both of these events tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> tomorrow on "washington journal." we will talk about the latest of the so-called fiscal cliff discussions. then all look at the lobbying going around the fiscal cliff negotiations by clients in washington. our guest is anna palmer. and later a discussion on syria and the response from the international community. live at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. this week on news makers, the vermont governor and chair of the democratic governors' association peter shumlin. he talks about the fiscal cliff and laying the groundwork for the 2013-2014 election. that is at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> in president obama's weekly address, he talks about tax policy, the tax cuts put in place by the previous administration that will expire at the end of the year. then the republican address on the economy, jobs, and education policy. >> hello, everybody. over the last few weeks, there's been a lot of talk about deadlines we'r
press -- speaker john boehner is out the lighting of the capitol christmas tree. watched both of these events tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> tomorrow on "washington journal." we will talk about the latest of the so-called fiscal cliff discussions. then all look at the lobbying going around the fiscal cliff negotiations by clients in washington. our guest is anna palmer. and later a discussion on syria and the response from the international community. live at 7:00...
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. >>> congress could ruin christmas according to president barack obama. the speaker flatly rejected their proposal. >> if congress does nothing, every family in america will see their income taxes automatically go up on january 1st. that is sort of like the lump of coal you get for christmas. the scrooge christmas. >> the president's proposal calls for extends the tax cuts for the middle class. according to the speaker, republicans are not interested in any plan that raises taxes. >> increasing tax rates draws money away from our economy that needs to be invested in our economy to put the american people back to work. now, it is the wrong approach. sthao republicans want the tax cut extended for everyone not just the middle class. they will work towards an agreement before the january 1st deadline. the gridlock on capitol hill was left unchanged. nasdaq dropped chose to 2. the judge says the boy scouts do not have to release files containing decades of sexual abuse complaints. a court in texas allowed the release of files from 1959 to 1985. they listed hu
. >>> congress could ruin christmas according to president barack obama. the speaker flatly rejected their proposal. >> if congress does nothing, every family in america will see their income taxes automatically go up on january 1st. that is sort of like the lump of coal you get for christmas. the scrooge christmas. >> the president's proposal calls for extends the tax cuts for the middle class. according to the speaker, republicans are not interested in any plan that...
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biden's motorcaded he was a featured speaker fund-raiser for president obama's neighbors call the rare treat for their small town. we decided to stick around and waved to the vice-president. duckweeds not clear how much money was raised. parents accused of murder supporters there faces a judge in the guarantees given himself for the billionaire who has everything most are a private island. buy something from a movie this city without happy hour but finally brought some change. >>> and was the first-ever summer to a tamara it is baseball in the clouds (forecast as eyewitness news continues. sheriff's deputies recovers night at the been educated from their patrol car near danville it happened this afternoon after the car crashed on interstate 680 by alcan the deputies were taken to hospital with minor injuries no one else was hurt no other cars were involved chp is investigating what caused that crash. parents accused of shooting and killing their teenage daughter suspected him have their day in court cbs five reporter joe vasquez talk to family members who came to support the couple. >>
biden's motorcaded he was a featured speaker fund-raiser for president obama's neighbors call the rare treat for their small town. we decided to stick around and waved to the vice-president. duckweeds not clear how much money was raised. parents accused of murder supporters there faces a judge in the guarantees given himself for the billionaire who has everything most are a private island. buy something from a movie this city without happy hour but finally brought some change. >>> and...
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a surprise guest speaker is expected tonight before mitt romney's acceptance speech. the political blog town hall reports it will be the legendary actor and director. >>> when governor romney gives his big speech the obama campaign says the president will not have any public events or be campaigning allowing romney his time alone in the national spotlight. >>> first lady michelle obama told david letterman she has not watched any of the republican convention and aids say the president hasn't either. the first lady suggested it is important voters watch both conventions so they can decide who to vote for. >>> nbc news has confirmed a gun was discovered on gop candidate mitt romney's chartered plane from tampa to indianapolis. it was accidentally left on the sink in the plane's bathroom by one of the secret service agents and an agent recovered it without incident. no word next on the name of the forgetful agent. >>> one of the hottest new items are these mitt romney iphone covers. vanity fair says that they're flying off the shelves despite a cost of 40 bucks each. >>>
a surprise guest speaker is expected tonight before mitt romney's acceptance speech. the political blog town hall reports it will be the legendary actor and director. >>> when governor romney gives his big speech the obama campaign says the president will not have any public events or be campaigning allowing romney his time alone in the national spotlight. >>> first lady michelle obama told david letterman she has not watched any of the republican convention and aids say the...
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romney spent most of the day in new hampshire calling president obama a footnote of history. >> i look forward to doing a few things. if i'm able to get this job and i think i will. >> ron paul took time to celebrate new year's eve back home in texas. despite negative ads, newt gingrich is hoping to get undecided voters at the last minute. michele bachmann was met by protestors and perry refused to answer questions about his campaign being in disarray. >> a costly stated supreme court decision will affect cities all over california. hundreds of municipalities are losing redevelopment money from sacramento. it will save the state a lot of cash but it could be devastating for local communities. karina rusk has the consequences of the supreme court decision. >>> cities across the state are marking the end of an era that begin in the mid 1940s. in san jose redevelopment money funded everything from the museum to affordable housing. >> thousands of jobs were created. that would not be without the redevelopment. >> in the tough budget times, the state wanted the $1.7 billion funneled for red
romney spent most of the day in new hampshire calling president obama a footnote of history. >> i look forward to doing a few things. if i'm able to get this job and i think i will. >> ron paul took time to celebrate new year's eve back home in texas. despite negative ads, newt gingrich is hoping to get undecided voters at the last minute. michele bachmann was met by protestors and perry refused to answer questions about his campaign being in disarray. >> a costly stated...
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[applause] >> when you see here is a great the senate, speaker of the house, who could not be here, with the local leadership, mayor lee and his team, that is how you get things done. president obama and vice- president biden have made some of the most significant investments in our railroad in infrastructure since the days of abraham lincoln. they have helped turn high-speed rail from a dream long in the distance, to reality. with last week's vote, california will help lead the way to bring high-speed passenger rail to america. as many of you know, california will add 700 million residents in the next couple of years but it already has some of the most delay-prone airports and infrastructure. just on airline delays and high with traffic jams along california's credit highway's cost businesses and residents $14.5 billion per year. this rail line will ultimately lead passengers travel from los angeles to san francisco in less than three hours, twice as fast as you can drive. the california high-speed rail network is not just a logical answer to the states congestion problems, it is a land
[applause] >> when you see here is a great the senate, speaker of the house, who could not be here, with the local leadership, mayor lee and his team, that is how you get things done. president obama and vice- president biden have made some of the most significant investments in our railroad in infrastructure since the days of abraham lincoln. they have helped turn high-speed rail from a dream long in the distance, to reality. with last week's vote, california will help lead the way to...
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it's precisely why barack obama supports registering welfare recipients to vote. these comments really go to the idea as a privilege, that we're really elevating the privilege. it's not a right. in the battle in new hampshire, house speaker william o'brien voting as a liberal. you know, that's what kids do. they don't have any experience. they just vote their feelings. this had a lot to do with the legislative debate in terms of what laws are being passed and really concentrating on students voting. we see those attacks continuing in those areas. my first favorite from john stossel. if you're not paying attention i think it's your patriotic duty to not vote. that's the frame that we're seeing a lot of legislation being passed and using that sort of approach an mentality thinking about voting rights. so very quickly, you look at demographic shifts. from 2011 to 2031, 10,000 people per day will reach 65 years of age. for those 80 and over, the growth is twice that of those the age of 65. we talked already about growth population rates. and i think these are importan
it's precisely why barack obama supports registering welfare recipients to vote. these comments really go to the idea as a privilege, that we're really elevating the privilege. it's not a right. in the battle in new hampshire, house speaker william o'brien voting as a liberal. you know, that's what kids do. they don't have any experience. they just vote their feelings. this had a lot to do with the legislative debate in terms of what laws are being passed and really concentrating on students...
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the point is obama is a smart man, jon. and a notoriously brilliant speaker. you don't seriously think that spending a couple of hours sleeply looking at his hands was the best codo. you know that piece of paper he kept looking down at during the debate, all it said was just keep blowing this, keep blowing it. >> jon: but why, why would he do that? when -- >> fiscal cliff, jon, on december 31st if congress can't compromise on a budget something that they have single-handedly proven they are incapable of doing, we head over the fiscal cliff and the entire economy explodes. you think obama and biden want to be our economy they will ma and louise? you get it, they will ma and louise, jon, remember they hold each other's hands and drive over a cliff. >> jon: oh, [bleep] sake, spoiler alert. >> spoiler, 1991. >> jon: don't say a word about steel magazine knollias. >> shelby dies. >> jon: what! >> romney was too smart. he knew that no president had ever been re-elected with this terrible an economy. so if romney was going lose he was going to have to go in big, thus
the point is obama is a smart man, jon. and a notoriously brilliant speaker. you don't seriously think that spending a couple of hours sleeply looking at his hands was the best codo. you know that piece of paper he kept looking down at during the debate, all it said was just keep blowing this, keep blowing it. >> jon: but why, why would he do that? when -- >> fiscal cliff, jon, on december 31st if congress can't compromise on a budget something that they have single-handedly proven...
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. >>> now to late word about the meeting at the white house between president obama and house speaker john boehner, trying to strike a deal to avert the looming fiscal cliff. >> reporter: you know, aides are providing no details, radio silence here, it was all done out of camera range, but you're right, sometime this afternoon, house speaker john boehner was here to meet face to face with president obama. it's the first glimmer of hope after weeks of stalemates. today a warning to republicans from a top senate democrat, no hike in taxes on the wealthy, no deal on the debt. >> even if it means going over the cliff? >> i don't want to do it, the president doesn't want to do it but we need to solve the problem. we do not want to drive this economy into another recession. a recession that the republicans will own. >> if we were to pass, for instance, raising the top two rates and that's it, all of a sudden, we do have the leverage of the debt ceiling and we haven't given that up. >> reporter: congress must again vote to raise that debt ceiling early next year, that would mean a replay of
. >>> now to late word about the meeting at the white house between president obama and house speaker john boehner, trying to strike a deal to avert the looming fiscal cliff. >> reporter: you know, aides are providing no details, radio silence here, it was all done out of camera range, but you're right, sometime this afternoon, house speaker john boehner was here to meet face to face with president obama. it's the first glimmer of hope after weeks of stalemates. today a warning...
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obama and house speaker john boehner laid out their new positions, which sound a lot like their old positions. the president says he will be flexible to a point. >> i refuse to accept any approach that isn't balanced. i am not going to ask students and seniors and middle class families to pay down the entire deficit while people like me making over $250,000 aren't asked to pay a dime more in taxes. >> the problem with raising tax rates on the wealthiest americans is that more than half of them are small business owners. >> republicans say they won't budge on taxes unless democrats bring to cut the costs of social security and medicare, starting with the raising the minimum ages to qualify. >>> with the showdown looming over whether the police department guess into receivership, oakland is urging a middle ground. ever since 2000 where there was rampant police corruption, the department has been threatened with a federal takeover unless reforms were implemented. now with a december court date, the city is bracing for a possible takeover. but in a 34-page court filing, city leaders argued for th
obama and house speaker john boehner laid out their new positions, which sound a lot like their old positions. the president says he will be flexible to a point. >> i refuse to accept any approach that isn't balanced. i am not going to ask students and seniors and middle class families to pay down the entire deficit while people like me making over $250,000 aren't asked to pay a dime more in taxes. >> the problem with raising tax rates on the wealthiest americans is that more than...
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president obama and the republican speaker made their views known on the upcoming fiscal cleiff approaches. both men agreed on the urgency to act. the devil is in the details. >> ladies and gentlemen, that the president and the vice- president of the united states. >> del left the supporters fool you, he knows there is no honeymoon the second time around. he is straight into a living and economic crisis in demanding compromise from politicians. dodge the american people understand we will have differences in disagreements in the months to come. they get back. but on tuesday, they said loud and clear that they won't tolerate this function for politicians that view compromise as a dirty word when americans are out of work, families and small business owners are still struggling to pay the bills. >> automatic tax rises and cuts to government spending could take more than $600 billion out of the economy, leading to 2.1 million jobs lost shrinking by half a percent sign. such a prospect has spooked global markets. riding high on re-election euphoria, democrats claim a popular mandate, he insist
president obama and the republican speaker made their views known on the upcoming fiscal cleiff approaches. both men agreed on the urgency to act. the devil is in the details. >> ladies and gentlemen, that the president and the vice- president of the united states. >> del left the supporters fool you, he knows there is no honeymoon the second time around. he is straight into a living and economic crisis in demanding compromise from politicians. dodge the american people understand...
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first lady michelle obama and san antonio mayor castro, who will serve as the keynote speaker. wednesday, it's time for football. the nfl season kicks off as defending super bowl champs host the dallas cowboys. if you're not into the game, catch former president bill clinton speaking at the dnc. thursday, massachusetts residents head to the polls for state primaries. voters will pick between a handful of candidates to determine who will face-off against each other in november to replace congressman barney frank. also thursday, it's the last night of the dnc, with speeches by vice president joe biden and president obama. saturday, the london 2012 paralympic games comes to an end with closing ceremonies taking place on sunday. and that's a look at the week ahead. i'm mary anne rafferty, fox news. . . >>> well, the preseason is over. the final cuts have been made. now comes the real deal. robert griffin iii and the redskins gear up for the season opener against the saints. rocky parrish is here to break it down, coming up in sports. gwen? >> mother nature may not be into the holid
first lady michelle obama and san antonio mayor castro, who will serve as the keynote speaker. wednesday, it's time for football. the nfl season kicks off as defending super bowl champs host the dallas cowboys. if you're not into the game, catch former president bill clinton speaking at the dnc. thursday, massachusetts residents head to the polls for state primaries. voters will pick between a handful of candidates to determine who will face-off against each other in november to replace...
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president obama said he wasn't ruling out some reductions in entitlement programs such as medicare and social security, meanwhile house speaker john boehner has to win over hard liners in his own party. susan mcginnis is following it all. >> reporter: hi. good morning. there are some glimmers of common ground here among the two sides that could form the basis of a deal. the president is now talking about actually lowering the tax rate for the top 2% not now but later. and republicans are now taking some heat over their latest plan a lot of it from within their own party. >> five, four -- >> reporter: house speaker john boehner led the countdown to the lighting of the capitol hill christmas tree last night. >> one. >> reporter: but a different countdown weighs on the minds of these lawmakers, the countdown to the fiscal cliff. a series of tax increases and spending cuts due to kick in at the end the year. >> god bless us, everyone. >> reporter: speaker boehner offered the republican proposal this week and now he faces opposition from president obama. >> the speaker's proposal is out of
president obama said he wasn't ruling out some reductions in entitlement programs such as medicare and social security, meanwhile house speaker john boehner has to win over hard liners in his own party. susan mcginnis is following it all. >> reporter: hi. good morning. there are some glimmers of common ground here among the two sides that could form the basis of a deal. the president is now talking about actually lowering the tax rate for the top 2% not now but later. and republicans are...
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was the last speaker of the night. she was trying to convince voters to re-elect president obama pin >> i got to see up close and personal what does present looks like pin he believes in the american dream because he has left it. he wants everyone in this country to have the same opportunities no matter who we are aware of were from or what we look like are who we love. >> the president and his two daughters were watching the convention from the white house. >>darya: castro gave the keynote speech at the democrat convention last night. his speech was billed as mostly, but and but he did level some criticism at the republicans portraying it romney is out of touch care >> mit romney quite frankly does not get. a few months ago he visited a university in ohio and gave the students and advice. starting a business he said. but how? our money from your parents if you have to pin >> add g why didn't i think of that? >>darya: net romney is campaign says that middle- class americans understand they are not better off than they
was the last speaker of the night. she was trying to convince voters to re-elect president obama pin >> i got to see up close and personal what does present looks like pin he believes in the american dream because he has left it. he wants everyone in this country to have the same opportunities no matter who we are aware of were from or what we look like are who we love. >> the president and his two daughters were watching the convention from the white house. >>darya: castro...
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addressed the crowd the supreme court will announce its decision on a lawsuit challenging president obama's health care law. the court has not given a hint as to how it will roll. >>> the provision that has received the most attention is the mandate that everyone must have insurance. if the court takes that out anymore dismemberment of the law likely to doom the administration's entire health care plan. >>> health insurance needs younger healthier folks to help pay the bills that is the reason for the laws mandate that everyone must have insurance >>> if you take away the individual mandate many people who are unhealthy and yonder won't take into the pool of insurance dollars and therefore harder to offer a competitive product >>> the u.s. supreme court expected to rule soon on the lawsuit brought against the law, possibility and listed by the wall street journal are for purine it may allow phase an uncertain future as republicans promise to repeal it. some think that the mandate that everyone get insurance be struck down. this ucsf chief medical officer says to important provisions remain
addressed the crowd the supreme court will announce its decision on a lawsuit challenging president obama's health care law. the court has not given a hint as to how it will roll. >>> the provision that has received the most attention is the mandate that everyone must have insurance. if the court takes that out anymore dismemberment of the law likely to doom the administration's entire health care plan. >>> health insurance needs younger healthier folks to help pay the bills...
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. >>> president obama is preparing for his big speech tonight. many say the bar is now raised after an impressive appearance by last night's speaker former president clinton. he gave a rousing defense of the president's economic stewardship. he said conditions are improving if you renew the president's contract, you will feel it. >> are we want to be today? no. is the president satisfied? of course not. but are we better off than we were when he took office? >> the venue has been changed from a 74,000 seat football stadium to a 15,000 see the convention hall because of the poe inc. tensional of severe weather. -- because of the potentialal of severe weather. republicans say because they couldn't draw a big enough crowd. >>> mark matthews will report live interest charlotte today starting at -- live from charlotte today starting at 4:00. mark is tweeting. live convention coverage continues tonight at 7 p.m. right here on abc7. >>> 4:40. let's get our check on weather. >>> good morning mike any more thunderstorms? >> a few out there, they are far f
. >>> president obama is preparing for his big speech tonight. many say the bar is now raised after an impressive appearance by last night's speaker former president clinton. he gave a rousing defense of the president's economic stewardship. he said conditions are improving if you renew the president's contract, you will feel it. >> are we want to be today? no. is the president satisfied? of course not. but are we better off than we were when he took office? >> the venue...
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president obama should be embarrassed. that was embarrassing. i don't think he is i think it's business as usual. goes back to his chicago days with our pal reverend wright and bill ayers. i don't think the president is a loon. he certainly doesn't mind crazy folks around him. on the plus side for the democrats, michelle obama's speech was a good one. bill clinton will tee it up later this evening. the party is not dead but it is confused. it's hard to see how independent voters are going to be swayed by what's going on in charlotte. that's the memo. now for the top story tonight. dick morris closely following the democratic convention. author of the big best seller "screwed." and he joins us now. so, first of all, that was embarrassing, right? >> yeah. i think he needs a hearing aid. >> bill: he was going to do it no matter what. it was close. >> what should have happened was somebody should have had the chutzpa to demand a "roll call." >> that would take forever. >> i know. i think that the democratic leadership and he is part of that says we
president obama should be embarrassed. that was embarrassing. i don't think he is i think it's business as usual. goes back to his chicago days with our pal reverend wright and bill ayers. i don't think the president is a loon. he certainly doesn't mind crazy folks around him. on the plus side for the democrats, michelle obama's speech was a good one. bill clinton will tee it up later this evening. the party is not dead but it is confused. it's hard to see how independent voters are going to be...
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so far this week, president obama and house speaker john boehner have spoken twice. boehner says differences remain and he's told lawmakers not to make plans for the week after christmas, which means we'll probably be here, too, including susan mcginnis in washington this morning with the latest. susan, good morning to you. >> hi. good morning, terrell. as the white house continue to fail at coming to a conclusion on the budget, this fiscal cliff is not waiting for the end of the year. it's affecting america today. well, even santa claus is upset. santa claus showed up on capitol hill wednesday, urging congress and the white house to strike a deal to avoid the looming fiscal cliff before christmas. >> it's discouraging that our elected leadership in congress can't come together to get the job done for the american people. >> reporter: both sides say it's putting a damper on the holidays. >> i think it's going to be extremely difficult to get it done before christmas. ? . >> in anticipation, there is no agreement. congressional leaders told lawmakers not to make holid
so far this week, president obama and house speaker john boehner have spoken twice. boehner says differences remain and he's told lawmakers not to make plans for the week after christmas, which means we'll probably be here, too, including susan mcginnis in washington this morning with the latest. susan, good morning to you. >> hi. good morning, terrell. as the white house continue to fail at coming to a conclusion on the budget, this fiscal cliff is not waiting for the end of the year....
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. >> susie: and house speaker boehner accuses president obama of wasting another week in the fiscal cliff negotiations. >> tom: that and more tonight on
. >> susie: and house speaker boehner accuses president obama of wasting another week in the fiscal cliff negotiations. >> tom: that and more tonight on
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the white house today said that president obama was meeting with the top republican in congress, speaker boehner, to talk it out. how did they do? mike is live on the hill. how did the meeting go? >> well, tough to tell because both sides have been tightlipped could be a good sign. we know it was late morning and it lasted 45 minutes and it was a face-to-face meeting with the president and the speaker and treasury secretary following up on a critical friday phone call where the speaker boehner offered essentially to increase taxes on those making more than $1 million. that has been a huge issue in the negotiations. the president has been arguing for increasing taxes on those making more than $250,000. the speaker boehner offered new revenue in terms of taxing millionaires at the white house today. carney said this is what is necessary for broad deficit reduction. >> a certain level of revenue gleaned from the wealthy has to be met and the only way to do that was through, in part, raising revenue. >> harry reid wanted senators to be friended to come back to work on the fiscal cliff the da
the white house today said that president obama was meeting with the top republican in congress, speaker boehner, to talk it out. how did they do? mike is live on the hill. how did the meeting go? >> well, tough to tell because both sides have been tightlipped could be a good sign. we know it was late morning and it lasted 45 minutes and it was a face-to-face meeting with the president and the speaker and treasury secretary following up on a critical friday phone call where the speaker...
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it was an icy relationship between speaker obama and the president in the last meeting. how do they get to what you do with the unions? you sit down with the union guys. >> and we solve the problem. 99% of the time we solve the problem. one of the problems is norquist. you can't make a contract with congress to do it your way. i think norquist has to go away. >> well what should be done? what type of plan would you like to see? how do we stop the spending and at the same time get everything out of control to right the ship? >> i think the americans should be outraged. they should call their congressmen and write to them and say how can you take off when we are ready to fall off the cliff? i think we are going to fall of on the cliff. i think -- >> what does it mean if we fall off the cliff? >> i think the stock market could have an adverse reaction which could create a barnyard opportunity for some people who have the courage. but courage is hard to acquire sometimes. >> and bo the tom line -- and bottom line, if they don't have an agreement will it be solved? >> i think
it was an icy relationship between speaker obama and the president in the last meeting. how do they get to what you do with the unions? you sit down with the union guys. >> and we solve the problem. 99% of the time we solve the problem. one of the problems is norquist. you can't make a contract with congress to do it your way. i think norquist has to go away. >> well what should be done? what type of plan would you like to see? how do we stop the spending and at the same time get...
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i think many of your prior speakers have put up a lot of legitimate concerns that the current private industry is not as regulated as it should be. i think the obama administration has taken those concerns very much to heart and mind of the state insurance commissioners also have taken the concerns to her -- many of the state insurance commissioners have also taken the concerns to heart. we will see more and more insurance regulation to really correct the bad actors in the market. >> i want to talk about racial disparities in health care, but i want to read a summary scotus summary blog is as the affordable care act including individual mandate that virtually all americans buy health insurance is constitutional. there were not five votes to upheld on the ground that congress could use its power to regulate commerce between the states to require everyone to buy health insurance, however, five justices agreed the penalty that someone must pay if he refuses to buy insurance is a kind of tax congress can impose using its taxing power. that is all that matters because the mandate survives
i think many of your prior speakers have put up a lot of legitimate concerns that the current private industry is not as regulated as it should be. i think the obama administration has taken those concerns very much to heart and mind of the state insurance commissioners also have taken the concerns to her -- many of the state insurance commissioners have also taken the concerns to heart. we will see more and more insurance regulation to really correct the bad actors in the market. >> i...
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obama, the same thing. secondly, once they come to a deal it should be written down and put online so that every single american for seven days can read it so we don't get tapped where they come in and say sign this right away, emergency, emergency, emergency, and people grow to something they haven't read, as long as we have those two things there won't be a bad deal. >>eric: conservative columnist bill kristol said even the tea party is okay if you just raise taxes on people earning over $1 million. do you grow or disagree? >>guest: that is silly. he speaks to many issues well, but to this issue, no. >>eric: thank you, grove norquist. tomorrow, neil cavuto is hosting a thanksgiving though and why this fiscal cliff issue is so important to american workers, to american jobs, and, then, decide not lawmakers should keep their, it is not about red and not about blue but green, your money, don't miss the special at 4:00 eastern. >> you may want to escape from someone, it is not too late to bring thanksgiving t
obama, the same thing. secondly, once they come to a deal it should be written down and put online so that every single american for seven days can read it so we don't get tapped where they come in and say sign this right away, emergency, emergency, emergency, and people grow to something they haven't read, as long as we have those two things there won't be a bad deal. >>eric: conservative columnist bill kristol said even the tea party is okay if you just raise taxes on people earning...
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among tonight's speakers former president bill clinton, also our u.s. senator barbara mccloskey. she'll be highlighting the democrat women candidates running for senate and she'll be joined by some of them on the stage. speaking of women, speaking of powerful, last night michelle obama gave the headlining speech. her goal was to show her husband's softer side as a family man and a person. >> when it comes to rebuilding our economy, barack is thinking about folks like his dad and grandmother. he's thinking about the pride that comes from a hard day's work. that's why he signed the lilli ledbetter pay act, to help women get equal pay for equal work. >> president obama was not in north carolina for his wife's speech. he was watching in d.c. with their two daughters. and, of course, right before the keynote speech last night, governor o'malley took the stage and abc 2 news' linda stow breaks down what he talked about and the reaction. linda, a big focus on jobs, right? >>reporter: yeah, he used maryland as an example, pointing to the state's 29 mobilities of job growth in the private
among tonight's speakers former president bill clinton, also our u.s. senator barbara mccloskey. she'll be highlighting the democrat women candidates running for senate and she'll be joined by some of them on the stage. speaking of women, speaking of powerful, last night michelle obama gave the headlining speech. her goal was to show her husband's softer side as a family man and a person. >> when it comes to rebuilding our economy, barack is thinking about folks like his dad and...
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house speaker john boehner is taking heat from all sides, president obama is ripping him for tax hike refusal on those making $250,000 or more a year and the republicans are criticizing him for not pushing back enough. >> reporter: staving off the conservative rebellion, john jon boehner's proposal to steer clear the fiscal cliff, by closing loopholes in taxes has outraged anti-tax conservatives and when he removed conservatives from the key bathses of the past. >> $800 billion in 10 years that, looks like a tax increase. 238 republicans, including me, took a pledge not to raise taxes. >> they want to send a message to me, to send a message to others that we are not going to tolerate people who are interested in doing what's right, we want to play the same game. if you try to disrupt that, we will knock you off a committee. >> reporter: conservatives were tossed off the house budget committee and others were bounce from the financial services committee. benching conservatives have boehner under fire from conservative group, including the heritage foundation, red state dot-com, freedom
house speaker john boehner is taking heat from all sides, president obama is ripping him for tax hike refusal on those making $250,000 or more a year and the republicans are criticizing him for not pushing back enough. >> reporter: staving off the conservative rebellion, john jon boehner's proposal to steer clear the fiscal cliff, by closing loopholes in taxes has outraged anti-tax conservatives and when he removed conservatives from the key bathses of the past. >> $800 billion in...
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house speaker john boehner. both sides describe that conversation, scott, as direct and candid. those are words custom early reserved for diplomacy between sworn adversaries and tonight that might be where we are. >> pelley: major, thanks very much. now, have a look at these two pictures. president obama and mitt romney at the final debate, the last time they shook hands, until today, when the president hosted a kind of "bury the hatchet" lunch at the white house. the two men promised to work together on shared concerns if the opportunity arises. the united nations voted overwhelmingly this afternoon to recognize the palestinian territories as a state. something palestinians have as a sight. something palestinians have sought for generations, but a diplomatic setback for the u.s. and israel. th the territories on the west bank, the jordan river, and along the gaza strip are home to palestinians displaced by the war that created israel in 1948. today's vote doesn't create an independent palestine. that would have
house speaker john boehner. both sides describe that conversation, scott, as direct and candid. those are words custom early reserved for diplomacy between sworn adversaries and tonight that might be where we are. >> pelley: major, thanks very much. now, have a look at these two pictures. president obama and mitt romney at the final debate, the last time they shook hands, until today, when the president hosted a kind of "bury the hatchet" lunch at the white house. the two men...
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. >>> president obama will meet with congressional leaders from both parties at the white house in a last ditch effort to avoid that fiscal cliff. the president returned early from his hawaii vacation. house speaker john boehner has called members of the house back to washington. >>> members of the northeast are still dealing with the aftermath because of a powerful storm. the deaths of more than a disease people in several states are now being blamed on that storm. >>> today state senator jerry hill will introduce a bill he hopes will cut the number of drunk drivers on the roads. he wants to acquire drunk driving offenders to install drunk driving equipment in their car after their second offense. more than a quarter of all drunk driving convictions are for repeat offenders. >>> the california highway patrol is out checking for people celebrating the new years holiday a little too much. they operated a dui check point last night and early this morning. they seldom make a drunk driving arrest at check points. state officials say nearly one- third of all fatal accidents are drunk driv
. >>> president obama will meet with congressional leaders from both parties at the white house in a last ditch effort to avoid that fiscal cliff. the president returned early from his hawaii vacation. house speaker john boehner has called members of the house back to washington. >>> members of the northeast are still dealing with the aftermath because of a powerful storm. the deaths of more than a disease people in several states are now being blamed on that storm....
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they will address delegates before romney formally accepts his party's nation. >>> president obama is scheduled to raise more campaign cash tonight with the help of hollywood star pow weufrplt mr. obama is expected to raise at least 2 1/2 million dollars. >>> are you retiring soon? you probably paid more in taxes than you will get back in social security benefits. people retiring today are part of the first generation of workers who paid more in social security taxes during their careers. [ unintelligible ] >>> recycling company hopes to cut waste by changing the way plastic bottles are disposed off. each bottle put into the machine will give customers credit to ride the subway. china produces three million tons of plastic bottles a year. no word on whether the devices might make it to the u.s.. good way to cut down on littering. >> you have to bring a bag of plastic bottles with you to the bart station to put it in the machine to get a ride to the east bay? >> a both for a ride, why not. >> a bottle? -- >> [ talking over each other ] >> kind of cool this weekend. a few sprinkles felt
they will address delegates before romney formally accepts his party's nation. >>> president obama is scheduled to raise more campaign cash tonight with the help of hollywood star pow weufrplt mr. obama is expected to raise at least 2 1/2 million dollars. >>> are you retiring soon? you probably paid more in taxes than you will get back in social security benefits. people retiring today are part of the first generation of workers who paid more in social security taxes during...
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obama versus 25% of americans who approve of speaker john boehner. the poll points out that the president must be better able to highlight his efforts in the media more effectively. grace lee, cbs 5. >>> the federal reserve is prepared to keep spending on $85 billion a month to keep long-term interest rates near record lows. it's going to continue spending $45 billion a month in treasury notes and $40 billion a month in mortgage-backed securities. the hope is to also help the job market improve. the feds' announcement didn't do much to help on wall street today. the dow lost 3 points while the nasdaq fell 8, the s&p 500 did edge up a fraction of a point. >>> usps is leaving some of its customers hanging. same day deliveries were supposed to start today but now the postal service is pushing back to sometime next week. about 8 to 10 online chains had already signed up for the service called metro post. it's for online retailers only. when it does kick off, usps says for a $10 flat fee, you can have your online orders delivered the same day if you order
obama versus 25% of americans who approve of speaker john boehner. the poll points out that the president must be better able to highlight his efforts in the media more effectively. grace lee, cbs 5. >>> the federal reserve is prepared to keep spending on $85 billion a month to keep long-term interest rates near record lows. it's going to continue spending $45 billion a month in treasury notes and $40 billion a month in mortgage-backed securities. the hope is to also help the job...
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speaker, house speaker john boehner met with president obama at the white house today. we don't know how long they met or exactly what they talked about, but the white house says lines of communication are open and face-to-face meeting is on important. at the same time republicans say they will accept the demands for higher taxes on the wealthy if it goes along with spending cuts entitlements like medicare and social security. listen.... >> a lot of people are putting forth a theory. i think it has merit where you give the president 2% increase he is talking about on the top 2 percent. i am beginning to believe that is the best route for us to take. >> reporter: many other republicans, of course, standing firm against any tax increase. they could give the speaker a hard time if he tries to pass the kind of legislation corker was talking about there. >> and how are the democrats reacting to accept the higher tax rates? >> reporter: they are happy to see movement was made toward the president's position but speaker boehner has not embraced the it. it could be what they ta
speaker, house speaker john boehner met with president obama at the white house today. we don't know how long they met or exactly what they talked about, but the white house says lines of communication are open and face-to-face meeting is on important. at the same time republicans say they will accept the demands for higher taxes on the wealthy if it goes along with spending cuts entitlements like medicare and social security. listen.... >> a lot of people are putting forth a theory. i...
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. >> house speaker john boehner said his efforts to work with president obama on the fiscal cliff have resulted in a lot of talk, but no action. yeah. a lot of talk, but no action or as they call that in college, date. >> you know what's really popular now, weed. weed. yeah, you can get it in washington legally and you can get it in colorado legally and 60% of americans say they're in favor of legalizing weed and it's, it's too bad that this comes just when twinkies is going out of business. i mean -- >> day two of legalized marijuana in washington state and you think pot smokers are celebrating, you should see ronald mcdonald's, bob's big boy, papa john, the colonkernec because there is a downside. >> the grammy nominations came out and this is interesting. both michelle obama and bill clinton were nominated in the category best spoken word album. that's
. >> house speaker john boehner said his efforts to work with president obama on the fiscal cliff have resulted in a lot of talk, but no action. yeah. a lot of talk, but no action or as they call that in college, date. >> you know what's really popular now, weed. weed. yeah, you can get it in washington legally and you can get it in colorado legally and 60% of americans say they're in favor of legalizing weed and it's, it's too bad that this comes just when twinkies is going out of...
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didn't seem to hurt obama. >> speaker gingrich, i admire your fortitude. i like de niro a lot. >> thanks for joining us. >> thank you. >>> when we come back, tebow mania is headed to the big apple. i'll talk to the legendary new york jets quarterback, joe namath. he's called it all a publicity stunt. this could be interesting. this greek yogurt. i amg i like yoplait. it is yoplait. but you said it was greek. mmhmm. so is it greek or is it yoplait? exactly. okay... [ female announcer ] yoplait. it is so greek. >>> man, this is huge news. it looks like tim tebow might be traded to the new york jets, guys. but apparently some jets players are not happy about it. yeah, they're called wide receivers. no way, i'm never going to see the ball. >> that was nbc's late night jimmy fallon last night. yes, tim tebow is headed to the new york jets, but will america's poster boy play. this is a world exclusive interview with a living legend, the one and only broadway joe, joe namath. joe, welcome. >> thank you, piers. good to be with you, buddy. >> i have never known my
didn't seem to hurt obama. >> speaker gingrich, i admire your fortitude. i like de niro a lot. >> thanks for joining us. >> thank you. >>> when we come back, tebow mania is headed to the big apple. i'll talk to the legendary new york jets quarterback, joe namath. he's called it all a publicity stunt. this could be interesting. this greek yogurt. i amg i like yoplait. it is yoplait. but you said it was greek. mmhmm. so is it greek or is it yoplait? exactly. okay... [...
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didn't seem to hurt obama. >> speaker gingrich, i admire your fortitude. i like de niro a lot. >> thanks for joining us. >> thank you. >>> when we come back, tebow mania is headed to the big apple. i'll talk to the legendary new york jets quarterback, joe namath. he's called it all a publicity stunt. this could be interesting. managing expenses seems to... get in the way. not anymore. ink, the small business card from chase introduces jot an on-the-go expense app made exclusively for ink customers. custom categorize your expenses anywhere. save time and get back to what you love. the latest innovation. only for ink customers. learn more at chase.com/ink in here, the landscaping business grows with snow. to keep big winter jobs on track, at&t provided a mobile solution that lets everyone from field workers to accounting, initiate, bill, and track work in real time. you can't live under a dome in minnesota, that's why there's guys like me. [ male announcer ] it's a network of possibilities -- helping you do what you do... even better. ♪ how they'll live to
didn't seem to hurt obama. >> speaker gingrich, i admire your fortitude. i like de niro a lot. >> thanks for joining us. >> thank you. >>> when we come back, tebow mania is headed to the big apple. i'll talk to the legendary new york jets quarterback, joe namath. he's called it all a publicity stunt. this could be interesting. managing expenses seems to... get in the way. not anymore. ink, the small business card from chase introduces jot an on-the-go expense app made...
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democratic convention speakers include first lady michelle obama and former president bill clinton. eric lost andd by who'd covered the cbo press conference. what is the biggest news to come out of the congressional budget office outlook? >> the big news is about the dire warning that has been issued on what has been called the fiscal cliff. this refers to a series of automatic spending cuts and tax increases that are set to take effect in january. cbo has estimated this will cause a significant recession and next year. they are predicting 0.5% negative growth. that would be a recession by any measure next year. in may they warned of negative growth in the first half of next year from the fiscal cliff, but much deeper than what they had warned before. now looking at 3% contraction of the economy if congress fails to act on the fiscal cliff. >> what action might lawmakers take to address the forecast when returning in the fall, and what can they get done before the election and in a post- election lame-duck? to go the cbo director said just a few minutes ago that congress should act
democratic convention speakers include first lady michelle obama and former president bill clinton. eric lost andd by who'd covered the cbo press conference. what is the biggest news to come out of the congressional budget office outlook? >> the big news is about the dire warning that has been issued on what has been called the fiscal cliff. this refers to a series of automatic spending cuts and tax increases that are set to take effect in january. cbo has estimated this will cause a...
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. >> grace, not only will they be counting on michelle obama but also counting on a long list of speakers. we have heard an enthusiastic crowd only as they gave a full throated defense of the president's health care act known as obama care by republicans. and they have given example after example of his leadership ability, something else that republicans criticized last week in tampa. but the headliner, a first lady, she will reintroduce her husband to american voters. the democratic national convention is officially underway. michelle obama headlines the first night of big speeches. >> i think that she is dynamic, and i'm just excited. >> she is proud to display her admiration. >> i am wearing my tribute to michelle obama. >> she expects the first lady to appeal to women voters. >> as a representative of women, she has been outstanding. >> at a rally in virginia the president said that he will watch his wife's speech on television with their daughters. >> whenever i say today, it is going to be, at best, a distant second to the speech that you will hear tonight from the start of the obam
. >> grace, not only will they be counting on michelle obama but also counting on a long list of speakers. we have heard an enthusiastic crowd only as they gave a full throated defense of the president's health care act known as obama care by republicans. and they have given example after example of his leadership ability, something else that republicans criticized last week in tampa. but the headliner, a first lady, she will reintroduce her husband to american voters. the democratic...
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this is -- last night with michelle obama and tonight's speakers have been clearly trying to continue to push romney and tonight particularly with sandra fluke, to push romney to push him to the extremes on cant rasept whereon and social issues that affect women. right now, that's working for obama. you know, people like to take about, well, there is a gap with men, that romney leads on. but i think the obama people figured out, they can keep the gap with women and hispanics and to keep forcing that out. don't let romney close it, which they may have been worried about, with the ann romney speech. i think some of this is a reaction to that. >> you point out, the man we saw on stage, jim sin gel, speaking about business and the way forward. br, tonight, we have elizabeth warren, the senate candidate in massachusetts and then leading in to president clinton. what do you expect from both speeches? >> well, elizabeth warren's speech has been... put out. i have seen it. i don't think it will surprise anyone. she, like sandra fluke, will be a big hero and a big -- will get a big boost from
this is -- last night with michelle obama and tonight's speakers have been clearly trying to continue to push romney and tonight particularly with sandra fluke, to push romney to push him to the extremes on cant rasept whereon and social issues that affect women. right now, that's working for obama. you know, people like to take about, well, there is a gap with men, that romney leads on. but i think the obama people figured out, they can keep the gap with women and hispanics and to keep forcing...